Can ED get third term without amending Constitution?

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he has no intention to serve as President of the country beyond 2028 when his current term, which is his final, ends.

However, analysts and the public have questioned his sincerity, particularly because he and his party have a notorious history of doing anything to retain political power, including violating the Constitution.

During his tenure as President, Mnangagwa has been notorious for finding creative ways of extending the terms of office of various State officers, sometimes in violation of constitutional term limits for those officers.

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